Paul Scheer and Seth Green Join Neflix’s ‘National Lampoon’ Movie

David Wain’s upcoming Netflix film about National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney just cast another role, and it’s a fun one. According to The Wrap, Paul Scheer has officially joined the cast of A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and he’ll be taking on the role of Paul Shaffer. In addition, Seth Green has joined the project in the role of Christopher Guest. The two join a long list of actors attached to play Lampoon figures like Will Forte (Kenney), Domhnall Gleeson (Henry Beard), Thomas Lennon (Michael O’Donoghue), Joel McHale (Chevy Chase), Jon Daly (Bill Murray), John Gemberling (John Belushi), Rich Glassman (Harold Ramis), Martin Mull (an “imagined, older version of Kenney”), and Matt Walsh (Matty Simmons). Production on the film begins this week.